C.R.S. Section 1-12-103
Petition for recall

  • statement of grounds

Eligible electors of the state or a political subdivision may initiate the recall of an elected official by signing a petition that demands the election of a successor to the officer named in the petition. The petition must contain a general statement, consisting of two hundred words or less, stating the ground or grounds on which the recall is sought. The general statement shall not include any profane or false statements. The statement is for the information of the electors who are the sole and exclusive judges of the legality, reasonableness, and sufficiency of the ground or grounds assigned for the recall. The ground or grounds are not open to review.

Source: Section 1-12-103 — Petition for recall - statement of grounds, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-01.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

1‑12‑100.5
Definitions
1‑12‑101
Elected officers subject to recall
1‑12‑102
Limitations
1‑12‑103
Petition for recall - statement of grounds
1‑12‑104
Signatures required for state and county officers
1‑12‑105
Signatures required for school district officers
1‑12‑107
Designated election officials
1‑12‑108
Petition requirements - approval as to form - determination of sufficiency - protest - offenses
1‑12‑109
Resignation
1‑12‑110
Call for election - cancellation of recall election
1‑12‑111
Setting date of recall election
1‑12‑111.7
Recall election notice - publication
1‑12‑112
Ballots - statement included
1‑12‑113
Conduct and timing of recall election
1‑12‑114
Mail ballots - plan required - voter service and polling centers - number required - definition
1‑12‑115
Write-in candidates
1‑12‑116
Sufficiency of the recall
1‑12‑117
Nomination of successor - ballot certification
1‑12‑118
Election of successor
1‑12‑118.5
Postelection protest of successor candidate qualification - procedure
1‑12‑119
Canvass of votes - notification of results
1‑12‑120
Cost of recall election
1‑12‑120.5
Reimbursement for recall election expenses
1‑12‑121
Special provisions
1‑12‑122
Recalls subject to “Fair Campaign Practices Act”
1‑12‑123
Conflicts with constitutional requirements for recall of state officers or other elections laws
1‑12‑201
Vacancies in office of United States senator
1‑12‑202
Vacancies in office of representative in congress
1‑12‑203
Vacancies in general assembly
1‑12‑204
Vacancies in state and district offices
1‑12‑205
Vacancies in county offices
1‑12‑206
Vacancies in the office of county commissioner
1‑12‑207
Vacancies on nonpartisan boards
1‑12‑208
Unexpired terms less than ninety days
1‑12‑209
Terms of persons filling vacancies
1‑12‑210
Certification of appointment
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 1-12-103’s source at colorado​.gov